A Modest k*lling (2026)

[bunniefuu]

(reel flickering and clacking)

(birds chirping)

(street bustling)

(street bustling)

(birds chirping)

Hey.

I wasn't sure if

I should call out,

if I should have stopped you.

You and I (solemn jazz music)

(solemn jazz music continues)

You and I should be together

While worlds do

(Nora and Jay chuckling)

-(lighter flicking)

-So stupid.

(sighs) Tell me

something about yourself

I wouldn't know

from looking at you.

I don't know.

I don't like sushi.

Okay then.

I just washed out of med school.

I've been building

towards helping humanity

for as long as I can remember.

I was thinking about my

residency, school of my choice.

Got the loans,

and then I realized I just

didn't want it as much

as I thought I did.

But you led with sushi.

(Jay chuckles)

Oh, I think it's

too easy to lead with;

I lost all faith.

And you just moved here?

Correct.

Crashing on a couch,

slowly burning through

the savings account

I accumulated mowing

lawns back in New Zealand.

Hmm, and how long is

that gonna keep you afloat?

Well, I mostly just

walk around all day

and haunt public libraries,

so 10, 15 years.

(chuckles softly)

So why'd you get out?

The person that signed

on that dotted line

seems to be an

increasingly vague memory.

So what's your secret?

I'm deathly allergic to iodine.

You seem straight-laced in

a way I don't usually date.

What kind of doctor

were you gonna be?

Come again.

You were gonna be an a*s doctor.

Were you gonna like undo gravity,

like with a little tuck and roll?

I don't know.

Do you think it

would have paid well?

(Jay chuckling)

(Nora laughing)

But seriously, what

are you gonna do now?

I don't know.

(sighs) I like to read,

well, at least I did.

That's not a job.

[Jay] You'd be surprised.

What do you do?

Make trouble when possible.

(lighter flickering)

(cat meowing)

Last call.

(Nora and Jay chuckle)

You up for another, or

are you drunk enough?

(Jay sighs)

At the crossroads of not

knowing the difference.

Are you ticklish?

-Am I what?

-Ticklish.

[Nora] Oh God, don't go there.

(Jay chuckles)

-(Nora chuckles)

-I was gonna

just spring it on

you, but... (chuckles)

But I find it-No.

-Slightly strange.

-(Nora chuckles)

Mm, do another fruit, either-or.

[Jay] Uh...

Oranges or mangoes?

[Nora] Mangoes.

[Jay] Mangoes, okay.

[Nora] Mm...

- What was that-

- Pineapple

-or mango.

-Oh, wait, wait, wait.

What was that song?

[Nora] Oh, um...

-The bar.

-Oh, the one at the bar?

-Buffalo or something.

-Old fashioned.

Buffalo girls Buffalo girls

Won't you come out tonight

Won't you come out tonight

Come out tonight,

come out tonight

Buffalo girls won't

you come out tonight

And dance by the

light of the moon

[Jay] That's the one.

(Nora chuckles)

(Nora sighs)

Well, this is me.

So can I come up?

Don't be mad.

I though about it,

but with the implication

of hanky-panky,

I'm sort of hesitant.

It's cool.

I should probably run

for a train anyways.

This was fun.

Me too.

What?

-What?

-What? (chuckles)

[Jay] Hey.

(lips smooching)

-(Jay chuckles)

-(chuckles) Holy sh*t.

Was that a goodnight kiss?

I didn't know I

was gonna do that.

I think you have a playbook,

that's what I think.

[Jay] I would like

to see you again.

Well, you know where I live,

come make an effort.

(street bustling)

(birds chirping)

(street bustling)

(plastic bag crinkling)

(birds chirping)

(street bustling)

(vehicles whooshing)

(lighter flickering)

(pedestrians chattering)

(vocalist vocalizing)

(birds chirping)

(vehicle whooshing)

(street bustling)

(birds chirping)

(birds chirping)

(vehicle whooshing)

(door latch clacking)

(door creaking)

You move fast.

[Jay] Here.

But it's cold now.

What's the worst

thing you ever did?

Again with the question.

We should get it out of the way.

Do we have to?

It's like pulling off a band aid,

just do it quick

and then we don't have

to revisit this later.

Well, if I was thinking about it,

the worst thing I

probably ever did

was to Josie Tagger.

I stood her up prom night,

junior year of high school.

Wait, you left her

standing there in her dress?

Mm-hmm, I got cold feet.

I bought the tux and everything.

[Nora] I don't cut it.

Hmm, it's hard to.

We met at fellowship.

She was a nice looking

girl, but had an overbite.

And she always tried to

impress everyone, everything.

Anyway, she asked me, I

felt really bad saying "No."

And all of a sudden, I

got this bad feeling,

like, that she was gonna

wanna sleep with me after.

It was needless.

I remember driving

up to her house-

Wait.

Wait.

You drove to her house

and gave her the bad news?

Yeah, of course.

(Nora chuckles)

I though if I did it

in person, it would seem

less like chicken-sh*t.

It was, it was worse.

Her father drove me off.

I thought

I was gonna ask her to

get a burger or something

so the night wouldn't

have been a waste.

What?

It's not funny, is it?

It's not, it's totally not.

(Nora chuckles)

(Jay chuckles softly)

(Nora laughing)

But at the same time,

what were you thinking?

That the poor thing

was gonna forgive you

if you went out and

bought her a whopper?

What about you?

(Nora sighs)

I probably should

have thought about this

before asking you that.

So?

I, uh, slept with my husband's

best friend at the time,

my ex.

Well, it was a cousin, really.

Oh.

Why'd you do that?

Because I was mad.

I was real mad at the time,

and it seemed like the perfect

way to get back at him.

They were always so competitive.

And then after, you can't

take it back, you know?

I've had problems with

impulse control in the past.

Yikes, right?

I think

it's important not to dwell

in the past sometimes.

(birds chirping)

You like movies?

[Jay] Yeah, sure.

You wanna come over

tonight and watch a movie?

You promise you'll let me in?

[Nora] I promise.

Then sure.

-(dramatic movie music)

-Now, remember this,

if two people are meant to meet,

and they both like a good Pinot,

then they are destined to

meet in le cerc vin rouge.

-Okay, I'll remember.

-(glasses clinking)

(explosions booming)

(dramatic music)

(person chattering indistinctly)

(lips smooching)

(door mechanism clacking)

Kim!

[Jay] Kim?

My roommate.

Put your sh*t back on.

Kim!

Hi!

-Hi?

-I...

I thought you weren't

coming back till later.

A pipe burst at the yoga studio.

I had to take a piss.

What's with the heavy?

Um, that's...

He's my friend, Jay.

Do you wanna meet him?

-Sure.

-Kim, this is Jay;

Jay, my roommate, Kim.

-Hi, nice to meet you.

-Nice to get to know

your apartment.

[Nora] Jay was just heading out.

I'm gonna walk him.

You don't have to leave.

-[Jay] (chuckles)

-Oh, like she said.

- Yeah-

- Nice to meet you.

[Nora] Yeah, nice to

know you there, guy.

Okay, bye!

Ooh, "Le Cercle Rouge."

(door creaking)

-(Jay chuckles)

-She came, well... (chuckles)

Oh my God. (chuckles)

(mellow upbeat music)

[Jay] You can help

me with something.

I'm looking for a place myself.

(mellow upbeat music continues)

(mellow upbeat music continues)

What do you think about

these curtains, Nora?

The frost could touch

The rooftops

Maybe a blue lantern

up there.

Touch my heart

[Jay] Just gotta bring it

closer...

'Cause the warmth

That you and I've got

Is more than just a spark

Time is always moving

Seasons come and go

I have a brother in

Florida, he's in the Navy,

and a sister in New Hampshire,

she stayed home and

married an as*h*le,

she works for an

insurance company.

My brother Johan just

moved to California,

he sends overly-sharing

Christmas emails.

I think he'll let my parents

come visit when he has kids;

I have no clue what he

does or when that'll be.

I want a family someday.

I want a big family,

kids swinging from

the rafters big.

The world is a better

place with people in it.

That's what all that

doctor sh*t was about,

putting yourself to

the service of others.

But I realize now

I could have just had that

stitched on a throw pillow

and saved myself all

the wasted effort.

I could see pushing

out a few f*ck.

I feel like the instructions

are in another language.

Well, they are,

it's, uh, Swedish.

I don't care how

good the furniture is,

if you can't put it together,

then what's the point?

I'll say this though,

we're gonna put all

this work to good use.

How's that?

'Cause we're having a party.

[Nora] Him?

[Jay] No.

[Nora] Uh...

What about him?

[Jay] Yeah, Jim Pearce.

He was my host brother,

real cool dude, mad bread.

I think we're

friends on Facebook.

[Nora] Oh, Jen McIntosh.

I used to work with her.

Okay that's enough.

[Jay] What?

You only have like

two, I have eight.

(mellow orchestral music)

(dice clacking)

(mellow orchestral music)

Watching the sunset

Two...

On Tennessee hills

"Do not pass go.

Do not collect $200."

(Amy chuckles)

Oh, some treatment

we get here, huh?

[Amy] Hmm.

It's good to see you, buddy.

It's good to see you too, man.

-(bottles clinking)

-Yeah, you guys

covered this already, you're

both happy to see each other.

Oh, I was just telling Amy

I was so glad to get the

email when we learned

that when you dropped off

the face of the Earth,

it was 'cause of a pretty girl,

not 'cause of heroin.

-(Jim and Jay laughing)

-That's not funny.

It, it's funny.

It's pretty funny.

-(Jay sighs)

-What a party though.

Yeah, it was good, we

should probably wrap it up.

No one even has

a color group yet,

we could be at this for days.

Exactly, that's why we should

pick this up later or never.

Let's play another hour.

We should go.

-You should.

-Excuse me?

She's kidding,

she doesn't mean it.

No, I do.

What are you doing

with yourself these days?

I don't know.

Your turn.

It's oddly satisfying,

burning all the lifeboats.

Do you wanna buy Baltic?

(Jim chuckles)

I'm gonna go to bed.

-Come on, Nora.

-No, don't go yet, Nora.

[Amy] No, you can go.

-(bottle shattering)

-(gasps) Jesus, Nora!

I'm sorry about her,

she's just a little drunk.

More than a little.

You must be still

cleaning up with the cars?

Nah, I got in a fight with

my brother, things went south.

No one wanted to buy the

2019 Chevys and other stuff.

I'm in landscaping now.

[Jay] Oh, that's good.

You know, if you ever

wanna come try us on,

cut some lawns, you're welcome.

Okay, maybe, maybe, maybe.

Listen, I'm just

gonna go check on her.

Jay, should we just go?

No, no, no, it's okay, I'll be...

I'll be back in a sec.

Some things you can't control

What the f*ck, Nora?

-What?

-You were just like

super rude to my friends.

I'm tired, I'm ready for bed.

Here, come to bed as

long as you're here.

My friends are out there,

plus we have a yard of

hoagie to dig out space for

in the fridge.

Your friend?

Come on, Jay, your friend or me?

My friend right now.

Why are you stranding

them out there.

No.

Oh, shut up, you

know you want to.

(Jay and Nora sighing)

Last chance, me or your friends?

It's friend over me,

(chuckles) good one.

I told you so.

Any minute.

(sighs) Maybe

I'll do some dishes.

Really?

Seems like you're allergic

to the dishwasher at home.

That's 'cause I'm looking

at my dishwasher right now.

(bottles clinking)

(tableware clacking)

(plastic bag crinkling)

(bottle thudding)

(tableware clacking)

(plastic bag crinkling)

(ice clinking)

(ice clacking)

(liquid trickling)

"Conserve," you always say.

(liquid trickling)

To Mr. Moneybags.

[Jay] Hey Jim, can you guys

let yourselves out, please?

(Jim chuckles softly)

Exactly.

They're playing our

song. (chuckles softly)

(Amy sighs)

(Jim gulping)

(cup clacking)

(birds chirping)

(birds continue chirping)

(birds continue chirping)

(birds continue chirping)

(birds continue chirping)

I'll be right back, lover.

I have to go powder my nose.

I'll be right back.

(Jay sighs)

[Bartender] Get

this out of your way?

Please.

[Bartender] Another drink?

Yeah, another shot, and

another beer for me, please.

[Bartender] Uh, and

a round for the lady?

No.

She said she wants to save

some for everyone else.

[Bartender] Huh.

She's a bit of a hot tamale, huh?

(Jay sighs)

The act is wearing thin.

[Bartender] The kind you

don't bring home to mother.

You gotta be around to meet mom.

[Bartender] Hmm.

Gimme, gimme, gimme

a man after midnight

Take me to the darkness,

to the break of the day

Yeah! (chuckles)

That was good.

Tell me something I

don't know about you.

This again?

[Nora] Well, tell me

a story or something.

A story?

Like an anecdote.

Well, my mother was

raised in the country,

and her family was

big on deer hunting.

(gasps) The poor bambis.

Oh, they're more of

a nuisance, really,

like, they were put

here to get hit by cars

and they turn into

breakfast sausages.

-Ugh.

-Just as God intended.

Anyway, one day after a hunt,

my uncle finds a tick

plastered to his ba*ls.

-(chuckles) Oh no!

-(chuckles) Like,

like, the bugger took up

residence or something.

Ew!

He can't tweeze him off,

so he went to the ER so the

doctor could burn it off.

A few years past, this

is the stuff of legends,

my cousin wakes up one morning

with a tell-tale raised

welt on his arm, tick bite.

So he goes to the ER to get his

antibiotic shot and whatnot.

The doctor looks

over him gravely,

my cousin was quite concerned.

He said, "Am I

gonna be okay, doc?"

The doctor said, "It's not great",

but I wouldn't worry.

If you think this is bad,

you should have seen

the poor b*stard

"that came in with a

tick stuck to his ball."

(Nora and Jay laughing)

[Nora] Oh my God!

(Jay and Nora laughing)

Oh my God!

(vehicle crashing)

(tires screeching)

(engine roaring)

(tires screeching)

(birds chirping)

(birds continue chirping)

(Jay sighs)

(birds chirping)

(birds continue chirping)

(lighter flickering)

(birds continue chirping)

(birds continue chirping)

I went out and got

a couple things.

There's some food outside.

You should shower.

There's nothing gained in

feeling sorry for yourself.

Go get cleaned up,

you'll feel better.

(birds chirping)

(street bustling)

I just got some picky stuff

mostly and comfort food.

(gasps) Will you look at

this rotisserie chicken?

I though we'd have it for dinner.

I feel sick.

[Nora] So go lie down.

I feel terrible.

I do, too.

What?

I do.

I may not be all

emotional like you,

but I'm not happy,

to say the least.

So what are we gonna do?

I already called

the windshield guys,

you know, like the ones who

come out and do it roadside.

I told them it was kids, we

had a sympathetic moment.

They came and took away

all the busted glass,

so that's been taken care of.

Jesus, what?

The hood is to get banged out,

but that'll be easy.

I mean, if it happens,

and they find us,

then we'll have

to take our lumps.

But I figure there's no

point in making it easier.

Do you wanna go to jail?

No.

Good, me neither,

so we're on the same page.

So if we don't wanna

go to the graybar,

then it follows that

we should do our best

to avoid that outcome, yeah?

I already looked at

the papers online,

and there's only a blotter item.

If they had some detail,

they'd be knocking on

the door right now.

A week or so, if we

haven't heard anything,

we should assume

we're in the clear.

Jump in any minute, I'm

dying to hear your take.

This is wrong.

Yeah, it is.

But the ugly truth

is that nothing we do

is gonna bring the guy back.

Nothing you say or do or feel

is gonna deliver this guy

whole back to his front door.

Your conscience is not

going to be cleansed.

So the only thing

you need to decide

is how right you wanna be.

What about his family,

the, the notion of justice?

Justice?

(scoffs) For all we know,

the guy was a penniless

alcoholic shut-in

working his way toward

a busted liver anyway;

and I don't wanna know

any more than that.

You're not gonna get

absolution from this.

Closure is not real.

But, hey, if you wanna be stupid,

then the door is that way,

go see how that plays out.

Hell, you were the driver.

(Jay sighs)

(sighs) When you're done

pouting, we can go for a walk.

(Jay sighs)

(birds chirping)

What did you wanna

be when you grew up?

What?

[Nora] You know, like

when you were a kid.

I don't know.

A fireman, maybe.

[Nora] A fireman?

Can't really

remember, to be honest.

You?

A trolley conductor.

[Jay] Come on.

Might be misremembering.

Hey, tell me something.

[Jay] Like what?

Like anything, dealer's choice.

When I was a kid,

I slept thinking there were

monsters behind my door

for way too long.

(birds chirping)

Look,

I've got some errands to run

so maybe we can catch up later.

You okay?

Is this where you ghost me?

[Jay] What?

No, of course not.

You have a good heart.

I'm just asking these inane

questions 'cause I'm scared.

But play it however you feel.

Hey, (sighs) look.

I just don't know how

I'm supposed to act.

Neither do I.

It's the same with everybody

when you're first

getting to know someone.

Look, what would a

normal couple do?

(Jay chuckles softly)

(ball clacking)

Wow, we're like

really good at this.

Yeah, I'm surprised

it didn't occur to me

to make this a vocation.

(ball clacking)

(birds chirping)

Ugh.

(ball clacking)

My family come from a long

line of country athletes,

we can fish and run and sh**t

things, flip tires over stuff,

and swim really fast.

It's incredible.

Did you play sports in school?

Does chess club count?

No.

I also did track for a while.

[Nora] That's cool.

Yeah, it's a good life skill,

teaches you how to

run away from things.

[Nora] What distance did you run?

Mostly two miles,

but fast.

I also did the field event.

What's that?

[Jay] Like discus,

javelin, shot-put, whatever.

I played semi-pro in Turkey.

Is that true?

Not at all.

But I used to like to hoop some.

Watch this ace.

Okay.

Watching?

I am.

(birds chirping)

(street bustling)

-(ball thudding)

-Woo!

(Jay chuckles)

Promise you won't tell?

I can keep a secret.

Well, we're already

into conspiracy of two.

(ball clacking)

(street bustling)

(chiming ethereal music)

(intriguing medieval music)

(folklore music)

[Narrator] India, that

far away land of mystery,

beauty, and enchantment.

It was here over 10 centuries ago

that a series of

physical exercises

was developed to unify

the body and spirit

in perfect harmony.

In the ancient

language of Sanskrit,

this union was called yoga.

-Namaste.

-Namaste.

(bottles clacking)

(refrigerator door thudding)

(cap clinking)

Oh, bless you.

(bottles clinking)

I think we should have sex.

Uh, okay.

(lips smooching)

(Jay and Nora grunting)

Look at you all

proud of yourself.

A job ain't worth doing if

it ain't done well, I'd say.

What's up?

It's nothing.

Tell, uncle.

It's nothing, Nora.

Just guilty conscience.

Do me a favor.

I want you to do a thought

experiment with me, okay?

Okay.

Okay, sit up straight.

And close your eyes.

Okay, now just clear your

mind, same as in yoga.

If thoughts enter, don't

try to push them away,

just try to float and allow

your mind to naturally drift.

Do you hear that?

Listen closely.

Yes.

Do you hear what

your mind is saying?

Listen.

Do you hear it?

It's the sound of

nobody giving a f*ck.

Can you hear it still?

'Cause I do, I can.

How do you make up

for something like this?

You can't, it's

an unpayable debt.

Even if you do the time

and pay the family,

it's only playing catch up.

The only way would be to

trade a life for a life.

Look, you have a notion

of justice that I don't;

I just don't see it, it's

made up like a fairy tale,

and you certainly don't

find it in a courtroom.

Only you can give

yourself absolution.

I'm never gonna

get right by this,

if I do live to be a hundred.

I don't owe anyone anything.

(Jay and Jim laughing)

I'm glad you called.

I wasn't tickling

your ba*ls when I said

we'd be glad to have you.

Yeah, I appreciate it.

It was perfect timing,

I was looking for something

a little different.

Oh, yeah,

so we can get you started next

week on Kelly's crew, 8 to 6.

Those guys are sharp,

you'll fit right in.

So, how's things otherwise?

Good, good, just taking

things a day at a time.

And how's Nora?

Are you guys still together?

[Jay] Yes, we are,

just taking things slow.

Oh, I'm glad to hear that.

She's a p*stol.

You wouldn't believe

the things that come out

of her mouth sometimes.

That I would, I'm

sure. (chuckles)

Great party, though.

I wondered if you guys

would press on or...

Or what?

I don't know,

you're never one for the drama.

I'm thinking here of Jill Sobul.

Jesus, that was so long ago.

[Jim] No, I know, it...

It's just I know you

to be a firm hand

when it comes to matters of...

[Jay] What?

Look, I'm not gonna act like

I've walked in your shoes,

or what your experience

at med school was

or what happened there.

Permission to be candid?

You don't need to ask.

When you were at med school,

I know you said you were

trying to ground yourself

and get serious;

and coming out, I figured

it'd be the same, you know,

either stay in or find

something steady work-wise,

start a family, all

the important stuff.

I'm not sure I

follow, I'm here, right?

Yeah, sure, it's just...

(Jim sighs)

I mean, you know my way

was never perfect, right,

my mom being who she

was and all that,

and she got her name on the

big board at the Tam O'Shanter

as one of the all

time bar-h* greats.

I hope I'm not out of line in

saying that a girl like that,

she can get you in somewhere

sticky if you don't watch out.

Who says she hasn't already?

(Jim laughing)

You, you always

have a way. (laughs)

How do you make this sh*t up?

I... (laughs)

Oh. (laughs)

(Jim sighs and laughs)

(Jay sighs)

(finger tapping)

It's always good to

have a backup plan.

(door mechanism clacking)

Hello!

Congratulations are in order.

[Jay] Oh.

You're looking at the brand

new hostess at Il Invierno,

Tuesdays through Saturdays,

the evening shift,

4 to close.

[Jay] That is good news.

I even got us a decent

bottle of white to celebrate.

Pour us a couple of

glasses, would you love?

I have to poop.

What's all this?

(tableware clinking)

(tableware clacking)

(chuckles) You did all this?

Yes.

-You?

-Yes.

I had no idea.

A man who knows his way around

the kitchen is a keeper.

You even made the green beans

exactly how I like them.

I'm so happy to

hear you say that.

(green beans crunching)

Did you always keep your

money in the sock drawer?

[Jay] Yeah.

So when thieves look under

the mattress, it's not there.

You wanna try something with me?

What?

It's called amytal,

it's a barbiturate.

It's cool, it's like

everything's in slow motion,

and then your whole life

becomes like the most

awesome action scene

in any movie like

ever of all time.

This isn't the kind of stuff

that gets you in trouble,

this is different.

The case, it's like

camouflage, you know?

Down the hatch.

(cap popping)

(Jay gulping)

I don't feel anything.

Am I supposed to feel something?

You just have to wait.

My friend who I got them from

said it can take a while.

Friend?

Didn't know you had any of those.

Yuck, Jay, gross.

What a thing to say.

I didn't know this was

gonna be a bad trip.

I was kidding.

You weren't though.

I was.

How can I prove it to you?

You can't.

Yeah, you're right.

(Jay chuckles)

(Nora scoffs)

That would require me to

produce a friend of yours,

which I could not do.

Jay, you...

f*ck you.

(Jay chuckles)

That's not nice.

I'm trying to think what

the person would look like

that would play a friend of

yours in the movie about us.

Probably a guy with

like dreads and sh*t.

(Jay groaning)

(Nora grunting)

Oh my God. (chuckles)

(intriguing ethereal music)

(Nora chuckles)

Oh my God.

It's crazy.

It's wonderful.

I feel like we're the only

two people left on Earth.

Like, if we went outside,

the world will have ended

and we'd be the only

two people left.

Should we go make

sure that we're not?

Why would we wanna find out?

Yeah, I guess it doesn't

really matter anyways.

(intriguing ethereal

music continues)

(intriguing ethereal

music continues)

(lips smooching)

(intriguing ethereal

music continues)

(intriguing ethereal

music continues)

(intriguing ethereal

music continues)

(intriguing ethereal

music continues)

(intriguing ethereal

music continues)

(intriguing ethereal

music continues)

(oil sizzling)

Never had fried bologna before.

Then you haven't lived.

Guess it's one of

those simple pleasures

that I just missed out on.

Your problem is that

you haven't given yourself

permission to be happy.

(oil sizzling)

(tongs clacking)

Wait, what the f*ck

does that even mean?

I don't know.

Just...

It might be good for you to

sometimes not be so negative,

sometimes.

(oil sizzling)

(tongs clacking)

I didn't mean it like that,

Nora, it was just an idea.

(Jay sighs)

Well, what did you mean it like?

(oil sizzling)

Nora, let me make it up to you.

(alarm ringing)

Why?

(birds chirping)

(street bustling)

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, man.

[Jim] What the f*ck?

I'm sorry, man.

I know, I know.

Don't be sorry, just be on time.

[Jay] Sorry, man, I overslept.

We got a rash of lawns today.

(starter cranking)

(engine rumbling)

(water spraying)

(birds chirping)

(Jay retches and grunts)

(water spraying)

(door mechanism clacking)

Hey?

Hey.

I though you were

working tonight.

Yeah.

Felt like sh*t, so I called out.

Oh.

How'd that go?

Not so good.

[Jay] Hmm.

There's no more beers left?

No.

[Jay] You drank the last one.

Yeah, I guess I did.

[Jay] You could have texted.

Yeah, guess I could have.

(Jay sighs)

When you said "Not so good,"

what does that mean?

Catherine told me not to come in.

Tomorrow or ever?

I don't know.

I have to give her a call.

So you got sh*t-canned?

That's a pretty lame

way of looking at it.

Well, is it the truth?

No.

What it is

is I spent all of the morning

and most of the afternoon

puking up yellow bile

because we needed to finish

the whole bottle of Makers.

About 10 minutes ago was the

first I felt normal all day.

So leave me the f*ck alone.

(door thudding)

(street bustling)

(police siren wailing)

(tense rock metal music in car)

Madeline!

Baby!

Baby, it's me, I came.

I'm not lying no more,

baby, I stopped doing that.

Maddy!

Maddy, baby, they're

lying to you, baby.

Maddy, it's me!

Baby!

Hey, baby girl!

Remember when I told you

I can put you in a

log cabin, b*tch?

Let's go!

Maddy, I'm kidding.

I'm kidding, baby, I'm kidding.

Maddy!

Maddy!

Was someone screaming?

I can't do this.

-What?

-I can't do this.

I can't be with

someone who can't...

(Jay sighs)

What the f*ck are we doing?

What do you mean?

We're supposed to be

partners, like Bonnie and Clyde.

How can you lose your job and

just be like this about it?

It's a job, I'll get another one.

Well, how will you know

you won't lose that one too?

I won't, I promise.

(laptop lid thudding)

Are we together, or are

we just playing chicken?

I don't know.

Well, why don't you know?

Because I've never

been with anyone

that I cared about before.

I don't know how I'm

supposed to feel.

Well, do you care

about any of this?

Sure.

Then we're supposed

to be in it together.

We can't be fighting

all the time,

and it can't be one person

worrying about money

and everything else.

We have to share all the

responsibilities, you know?

I think I'm tired.

I, I think I'm gonna go to bed.

(birds chirping)

(objects clacking)

(plastic crinkling)

(objects clacking)

(keys jingling)

(Nora sighs)

(keys jingling)

(object clacking)

(sighs) Stupid f*cking keys.

(bottle clinking)

(birds chirping)

(vehicle engine rumbling)

Oh sh*t.

Sorry, I didn't mean to

jump-scare you. (chuckles)

It's cool.

What's up?

I'm Lee,

um, I'm going around the

neighborhood passing out flyers,

seeing if anyone has any

information on the hit and run

that happened a couple weeks ago.

What hit and run?

Oh, um, a man was hit on the

corner of Sunset and Utopia,

middle of the night,

driver took off.

Oh my God, that's awful.

Was that guy hurt?

He's dead.

Unfortunately, with

stuff like this,

police take it as sort

of like a dead end.

So they don't think

they're gonna find the guy,

so they don't put any

time or effort into it.

It's honestly really sad

how little real-life

is like law and order.

Did you know him?

I got the job through

the Gigfinder app.

If I had known how

sad it was gonna be,

I probably would have

asked for more money.

Um, if you could just

like tell anyone you know,

it'd be a really big help.

We're hoping that if

the word gets around,

someone will come forward;

that family's been through hell.

I'm so sorry.

Yeah, yeah.

Well, people are selfish.

(birds chirping)

(street bustling)

(objects clacking)

(objects clacking)

And the hits just keep on coming.

(birds chirping)

(street bustling)

[Jay] And you?

Married, I suppose.

No, (sighs) an accident.

(birds chirping)

(street bustling)

Ready?

I'm ready.

-Sure?

-Yes.

Last time you said you were

ready and you weren't, so...

I said I'm ready.

(hands smacking)

f*ck.

(Nora inhales deeply)

Tell me.

Why is your middle

name bush league?

You're not supposed to use

these whack psych out games,

it's cheating.

Stop being a baby, come on.

Okay.

(hands smacking)

(Nora chuckles)

(hands smacking)

(Nora chuckles)

It's your own fault.

You're making it too easy.

I'm sorry, I'm just

a little bit tired.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah, from cleaning the house

and doing everything

else around here.

-(Jay chuckles)

-as*h*le!

Now who gets frazzled easily?

(Nora grunts)

Don't go away angry.

[Nora] Whatever.

Just go away.

Self-cleaning ovens?

Should make

self-cleaning apartments.

Ugh.

So you think you're

gonna f*cking play me?

I don't think so.

Now that's the spirit.

"Clean, my servant.

Clean!"

Everyone pulling in the

same direction, right?

Ready?

-Yes.

-Go.

"The Hound of

the Baskervilles."

Holy sh*t, how did you do that?

(chuckles) I have magic powers.

Now the secret is

to ask questions

that you could reliably

guess the answer to.

Here, we'll...

I'm not really clear

on the point system.

Oh, don't worry about it.

It's, it's how many people at

the table I can make laugh,

if I get the answer wrong.

[Amy] Okay.

I'm making it up as we go along.

Who's the most

recognizable president?

Recognizable?

What do you mean, like iconic?

I mean, I guess the

most recognizable

is the one that's in Office.

Wait, do you mean living or dead?

Dead or alive, doesn't

matter, just go with it.

The most recognizable president,

like, uh, Jesus or Elvis,

if you showed a photo

of them to someone,

they would recognize them.

I guess...

Nixon, or anyone

on Mount Rushmore.

Stop. (sighs)

I should have said

George Washington.

Like, I could ask

you about TV shows,

but you wanna stay

away from taste.

Stay away from taste and stick

to matters of objectivity.

And you also lose points

if you force the

hand of the person,

like, um...

"Who wrote E equals MC squared?"

Um...

Okay, last one.

Who was your first

celebrity crush?

Chad Michael Murray.

(Jay chuckles softly)

There is no way.

What the f*ck?

(Jay laughing)

What?

Schlong...

What does that even mean?

It's just

-a silly thing to say.

-That's ridiculous.

(Jay chuckles)

How are you holding

up over there, Nora?

We'll leave soon, babe.

Okay, babe.

You'll have to excuse her.

She just found out today

that Santa Claus doesn't

exist. (chuckles)

(bottle shattering)

This table is really not level.

What the f*ck, Nora?

[Amy] It's really not a big deal.

I'll just pick up the big pieces,

it's, it's no big deal.

Yeah, Jay, it's not

like I k*lled somebody.

(Jay laughing hysterically)

(Nora sighs)

Look, I got the chunks

out of the carpet,

we'll spray it again.

Smell, I don't know,

hopefully that'll get better.

You...

Where do you get the nerve?

[Nora] Jay.

It's like you want

to f*ck this up.

It's, (sighs) it's like

you hate me so much

that you want us to get caught.

You want people to find out

that we're f*cking murderers?

Jay, calm down.

You're the only m*rder*r.

You f*cking parasite,

don't speak to me like that!

None of this would

have even happened

if you weren't a drunken wh*re,

whose essence is vomit!

You haven't had to

pay a dime to f*ck me.

And somehow it's my

most expensive lay ever.

You know what, Jay?

You are a mental m*dget.

I'll tell you what,

if you're so guilt-stricken,

but not enough to actually

take responsibility,

why don't I go and do a k*lling,

and then we'll be even?

[Jay] Don't.

You don't, you don't...

This will make it right, right?

Because you can't handle

the idea of an accident,

I have to go and off someone

else just to placate you.

What f*cking planet are you on?

Who should it be, huh?

If I got rid of you,

all my problems would be

wrapped up with a bow, yeah?

I can snap your neck

and they'll give me

self-defense in a breath.

You don't understand how

easy this sh*t is for me.

(solemn intriguing country music)

Hmm

(solemn intriguing

country music continues)

Hmm

(solemn intriguing

country music continues)

Hi, this is a concerned citizen.

I got a flyer about a hit

and run some weeks ago,

um, I think you should

look into Nora Chance.

She lives at 222 Blue Jay Way,

and she has a car with a

license plate number 555TUF.

Um, the car was damaged and

then fixed, I don't know how.

I'm just a concerned citizen.

(water swishing)

(water continues swishing)

(water continues swishing)

(water continues swishing)

(water continues swishing)

(plastic bag crinkling)

(ice crushing)

(ice clacking)

(Nora coughing)

(birds chirping)

(street bustling)

Wait, Jay.

Wait, just stop.

What's up?

(Nora sighs)

I'm sorry.

Don't get mad at me.

What is it?

I have to borrow $300.

(scoffs) What for?

It's for this job thing,

they're making us pay for

our uniforms up front,

and then we get it back

in our first check.

Why is this the first

I'm hearing about this?

Because I just heard

back from them yesterday,

it's for this catering company.

(scoffs) A catering

company needs a $300 uniform?

Come on.

Look, I'll give you the

money just don't lie to me.

If we're already going

to hell together,

what's the point in even lying?

Why can't you just trust me

that I'm doing the

right thing for us?

Why can't you just believe me?

Because I don't.

Jay.

Look, I have to go now,

we'll sort this whole

thing out when I get back.

Okay.

Okay.

Bye.

Bye.

(excavator engine rumbling)

(excavator engine rumbling)

How much more we gotta do?

[Jim] This is it.

Give me that.

Hey-hey, Johnny hustle!

(hands clapping)

(excavator engine rumbling)

(keys jingling)

(door latch clacking)

(door clacking)

Nora?

Nora?

(Jay sighs)

(Jay sighing and

breathing deeply)

(birds chirping faintly)

(can clacking)

m*therf*cker!

(hand smacking)

(Jay huffing)

m*therf*cker.

(test strip clacking)

(plastic bag crinkling)

(bottles clinking)

(water swishing)

(utensils clacking)

(objects clacking)

(bottle glugging)

(Jay sighs)

(Jay grunting and

breathing sharply)

(Jay grunting)

(toilet brush clacking

and scrubbing)

(door knocking)

(metal clinking)

Oh, hey.

(sighs) Detective

Frank Corso, NYPD.

And you are?

Jason Tomblad.

[Detective Frank] Do

you know Nora Chance?

No...

Yes.

I'm sorry?

Yes, I do know her.

-[Detective Frank]

-She live here?

Me and her are complicated;

she stays here sometimes.

Okay.

So, uh, I checked

with your super,

he says he sees her on a daily.

You guys together?

Yes, we are.

Sorry, is she alright?

How the hell would I

know if she's alright?

I mean, you live

with her, don't you?

No, I mean when a cop

shows up at your door.

Is she around?

No, she stepped out.

[Detective Frank] Work?

Yeah, between things.

Okay.

Well, Jay, does she own

a '98 burgundy Marquis?

She does.

Oh, she did.

Come again.

She did, she scrapped it,

sent the plates back

to, uh, New Hampshire

about two months ago.

You sure on that timing?

Yeah, I think so.

I'll ask her when she gets home.

Okay, make my life a lot easier.

We're just trying

to run a thing down.

It's probably nothing,

I, I don't wanna involve

any out-of-state DMVs.

You good?

Yeah, it's just...

I'm sorry about all

this, about everything.

Hey, don't worry

about it, alright?

I'm sure you're not at fault,

these things happen

every day, okay?

Be good, Jay.

(door thudding)

(birds chirping)

(birds chirping)

(street bustling)

-(chuckles softly)

-Well, now look

what you've gotten us into.

Nora.

I don't feel very good.

Can you open the door, please?

(birds chirping)

(street bustling)

(door clacking and creaking)

(door creaking)

(door latch clacking)

I have to pack a bag,

I gotta make a seven

o'clock Chinatown bus.

Will you help me?

Where are you going?

[Nora] Will you help me?

Of course.

[Nora] Just, uh, put

it in my overnight,

jeans, a lot of undies, and

some comfy pajama pants, please.

Where are you going?

To New Hampshire.

My father said he would meet me.

Do you have any money?

Yes.

Will you buy me a ticket?

I'm coming.

(sighs) No, you're not.

And we have to get a cab;

I think I'll puke on the subway.

Can you grab my toothbrush

from the bathroom, please?

And all the panty

liners you can muster?

(retches) No. (retches)

(Nora clears throat)

(Nora breathes deeply)

We should have talked about it.

There was nothing to talk about.

You know, I feel like a baby

makes people get

their sh*t together.

Of the three of us, it

was the simplest to do.

Do you want a hoodie?

Yeah, the green one's fine.

Thanks.

You want these?

No, the flowered ones.

More comfy?

Yeah, definitely.

(plastic bag crinkling)

(object clacking)

(zipper zipping)

(vehicle engine rumbling)

Left my f*cking water

bottle on the train too.

I don't know how this

day could get any worse.

Will you call me and let me know

when you've got there safe?

Yeah, sure.

Do you think we've

paid enough now?

(street bustling)

(birds chirping)

We paid some, we paid enough.

Look, I don't need to think

about what might've been,

I just have faith that everything

comes around eventually.

I guess.

Mommy, ice cream!

Okay, love.

I promised this one a treat.

Well, it's nice to see you.

You too, Jay.

Can you say bye-bye

to mommy's friend?

Bye, bye.

(birds chirping)

(street bustling)

(car door thudding)

(birds chirping)

(street bustling)

(classic bright orchestral music)

Are you giving to

the world a smile

Sunny smile

Helping lessen

someone's dreary mile

Dreary mile

Do you greet the

world with song

As through life

you pass along

Cheering those you may

meet along life's way

Give the world

Give the world A smile

Each day

A bright smile every day

Helping someone on

Helping someone

Life's way

On life's dreary way

From the paths

Paths of sin Of sin

Bring the wonderer's in

Bring them in

To the master's fold

To His fold

To stay His forever to stay

Help to cheer

Help cheer the sad

The lone and sad

The lonely and sad

Help to make some pilgrim

Help make pilgrim

Glad Make somebody glad

Let your life

Life so be that So be that

That all the world might

see the joy of serving Jesus

With a smile

A bright sunny smile

(classic bright orchestral music)

Give the world